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Bitter Half
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 1 fl oz | Angostura di Amaro |
| 1⁄4 fl oz | Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄3 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dash Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer |
| 2 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
How to make
Glass
Photographed in an Urban Bar 1910 Retro Coupette 15cl
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg and bay leaf.
Method
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
- DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- Dust with freshly grated nutmeg and garnish with a bay leaf.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Bitter Half contains 147 calories
Alcohol content:
- 0.8 standard drinks
- 12.97% alc./vol. (25.94° proof)
- 10.9 grams of pure alcohol
History
While the idiom "better half" implies that a person's spouse or partner complements and improves the other, the sarcastic "bitter half" variation casts them as a source of bitterness, resentment, or dissatisfaction. Here, it is merely a pun for a bitter liqueur-based cocktail.
Review
Just on the sweet side of bittersweet with delicious herbal complexity. A great digestive.
$0.60 per cocktail*
Makes a minimum of 75 cocktails.
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